Big Bear City, California is a small town located in San Bernardino County. It is known for its beautiful scenery and close-knit community. While the population of Big Bear City may be small, the politics of the area are vibrant and active. Local elections see many candidates vying for positions on the City Council, which makes decisions about local issues like education and infrastructure. Residents of Big Bear City also have access to a variety of organizations dedicated to improving their community, such as civic clubs and neighborhood watch groups. As a result, Big Bear City has become an example of the power that citizens can have when they come together to make a difference in their community.
The political climate in Big Bear City, CA is leaning liberal.
San Bernardino County, CA is somewhat liberal. In San Bernardino County, CA 54.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Bernardino county remained strongly Democratic, 54.2% to 43.5%.
San Bernardino county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Big Bear City, CA is leaning liberal.
San Bernardino County, California is somewhat liberal.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
California is strongly liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Big Bear City, California: r R d d D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Big Bear City, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 552 contributions totaling $21,408 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 432 contributions totaling $48,778 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)